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Local Activists in Animal Agriculture-Heavy Areas Fight Nitrate Pollution

Daily Yonder

The Lower Yakima Valley in Washington state has been home to large-scale animal agriculture for decades, but in 2008 when one dairy operation tried moving onto the Yakima Indian Reservation, the community balked at the proposition.

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USDA Requests Public Comment on Greenhouse Gas Verification Strategy

ATTRA

USDA published a Federal Register Notice requesting public input by August 11, 2023, on the draft Federal Strategy to Advance Greenhouse Gas Measurement and Monitoring for the Agriculture and Forestry Sectors.

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Letter to USDA Regarding H5N1 Outbreak in Dairy Cattle

NASDA

Sincerely, Blayne Arthur President, NASDA Secretary Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry Charles Hatcher, D.V.M. Director, Public Policy (571) 447-5324 RJ.Karney@nasda.org Sender: NASDA President Blayne Arthur NASDA Animal Agriculture Committee Chair Charles Hatcher, D.V.M.

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Letter Supporting Rural Veterinary Workforce Act

NASDA

Sincerely, National Organizations American Veterinary Medical Association American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition American Animal Hospital Association American Association of Avian Pathologists American Association of Bovine Practitioners American Association of Equine Practitioners American Association of (..)

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Transfarmation: The Movement to Free Us From Factory Farming

Modern Farmer

(Photography by Transfarmation / Mercy for Animals) In the United States, we still hold close an image of a quaint, independent family farm. But what actually exists is industrial animal agriculture, a system that does more harm than good. In late 2019, Mercy For Animals, the organization I lead, launched a new project.

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Animal Ag News 4/8

Agwired

The two-day meeting featured remarks from Dairy Management Incorporated CEO Barb O’Brien, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Matt Lohr, Virginia Senator Timmy French, National Dairy Promotion and Research Board Chair Joanna Shipp, CoBank Dairy Economist Corey Geiger, James Farrell & Co.

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Rural Drinking Water Has a Nitrate Problem

Modern Farmer

The Lower Yakima Valley in Washington state has been home to large-scale animal agriculture for decades, but in 2008 when one dairy operation tried moving onto the Yakima Indian Reservation, the community balked at the proposition.